WHO WAS THE APOSTLE PETER

TNDL:“WHO WAS THE APOSTLE PETER AND THE ROLE YESHUA, OF NAZARETH, GAVE HIM WHEN YESHUA GAVE PETER THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM AND TOLD HIM THAT WHATEVER/ WHOEVER HE LOOSE ON EARTH WILL BE LOOSE IN HEAVEN, AND WHO HE BOUND ON EARTH WILL BE BOUND IN HEAVEN?”
Keys of the kingdom
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The relief of St. Peter at the portal of St Peter's church at Radovljica in Slovenia. The inscription, written in Slovene, reads: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven".
The keys of the kingdom is a Christian concept of eternal church authority. It was established in the 1st century AD, initially through St. Peter, then through the rest of the 12 Apostles. The latter, continuing with the early Church Fathers, would eventually comprise the early church and its doctrine.[1] It is this authority, having been given the keys, that subsequent doctrinal points have been built upon.[2][3]
The authority with the keys can be literally traced to one passage in the New Testament, where Jesus mentions them first in response to St. Peter answering a question, and secondly in speaking to a group of disciples. In these two instances, the concept of authority follows having been given the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and regards loosening and binding things on earth, and thus, having loosened and bound the same in heaven (Matthew 16:19, Matthew 18:18). A third authority regarding sin is seen without mentioning keys in John 20:23.